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             A teenage damsel may have just entered Guinness Book of Records with the most amazing result the West African Examination Council (WAEC) has ever seen. Ugboaja Chizobam Stephany 16 years old Ezinihitte Mbaise born teenager, a graduating student of Jesuit Memorial College Port Harcourt, has come out impeccably triumphantly at the just concluded West African Senior Schools Certificate Examination (WASSCE), as s he scooped a stunning nine Alphas/Distinctions across all the nine subjects she sat for. Family Writers Press gathered that, the Imo state born academic genius emerged the youngest best WAEC candidate in this history of WAEC, joining a long list of other Igbo geniuses who have dominated the West Africans regional examinations body in over two decades. The young girl whose brain is inarguably on fire acquired A(s) in subjects ranging from: Further Mathematics, General Mathematics, English Language, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Civic Education, Economics and Da

      3 Year Old Seriously Wounded After Being Raped, Developing Organs Damaged... A little girl who is 3 years old was raped by her aunts boyfriend and she's currently undergoing treatment in a hospital, she might never be able to conceive in the future because the rapist destroyed her developing organs. This happened in South East region! We can never understand the kind of Human beings that perpetrate this act. The rapist is at large, hopefully he will be caught soon She needs our prayers to pull through.One more photo below.

      The 8th Edition of the Inspector General of Police (IGP's) Open Taekwondo Championship, has ended, with the Nigerian Army Taekwando team, winning 7 medals. The competition was held at the Civic Centre, in Port Hacourt, capital of Rivers State, from 24 to 28 July, 2019. The championship, which drew participants from the 36 States of the Federation, as well as various Taekwondo Clubs across the country, also attracted international athletes from some West African countries. About 250 Taekwondoists competed for honours and glory at the championship. The Army's Taekwondo team, made up of 12 athletes comprising 8 male and 4 female, featured in the exciting tourney. At the end of the 4-day sporting extravaganza, the Army's Taekwondo team carted away 4 Gold and 3 Bronze Medals. The 7 medalists for the Army Taekwando team include Cpl ThankGod Abah (M) +87kg, Cpl Awoyele Olakunle (M) -74kg, Pte Alexander Daniel (M) -58kg, and Pte James Enomfom (F) -53kg, who all

        Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has declared his administration’s readiness to partner with the government of United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the areas of traffic management and security. The Governor disclosed this when he received the Consul-General of the UAE Consulate in Nigeria, Dr Abdulla Al-Mandoos in Alausa at the weekend. Sanwo-Olu noted that UAE, in the last decade, had become a choice destination for Nigerian tourists and businessmen. This revelation, the Governor said, should deepen the existing bilateral agreements between Nigeria and UAE. He said: “As a government, we have several things to learn from the story of UAE’s transformation. Dubai, which is the country’s commercial hub, shares so many similarities with Lagos. This is why I am elated to receive Dr. Al-mandoos and we welcome him. "Let me disclose that, Lagos is ready to deepen the relationship between the two countries and we are working on collaborations in traffic management a

     Presidency says proscription of Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) has nothing to do with banning the larger numbers of peaceful and law abiding Shiites in the country from practicing their religion, instead it was to discourage wanton violence, murder and willful destruction of public and private property. The Presidency explains that contrary to the claim by IMN that it had been banned from practici ng its religion, President Buhari's administration has not banned Shiites from observing their five daily prayers and going to Mecca to perform the Holy pilgrimage. Their position is blatantly false and deceptive. The IMN is deliberately changing the narrative in order to gain sympathy and divert the attention of the world from its terrorist activities, including attacking soldiers, killing policemen and a youth corps member, destroying government ambulances and public property, consistently defying authority of the state. The Presidency notes that the banned organizatio

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      Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested Tukur Yabo, Director of Works and Housing, Tureta Local Government Area; Hon. Abubakar Maigishiri, a Councilor, Social Welfare, Tureta LGA; Danjuma Ibrahim, a Cashier with Ministry of Social Welfare and Community Development, Sokoto State, and Sambo Abdullahi, a staff of the same Ministry for their alleged involve ment in the criminal diversion of N980,000 public funds. They were arrested on July 25, 2019 following investigation of a petition alleging that some employees of Sokoto Marshal Corps/ Neighborhood Watch Operatives of Tureta Local Government were not paid their April, May and June salaries. It was further alleged that the salaries were diverted to personal use by the arrested suspects, as all efforts by the workers to get their salaries proved abortive. Investigations revealed that Yabo conspired with Maigishiri, and the two others to share among themselves, the salaries of 15 Neig

       The acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has said that the concept of plea bargaining is instrumental to the high rate of conviction recorded by the Commission. “Plea bargain has boosted our conviction rate which already stands at 666 this year alone, but we have to discuss and review our plea bargain processes in line with our core values to prevent abuse and corrupt practices,” Magu said. He made the disclosure at the opening of the “Legal Leadership Retreat” organized by the EFCC for prosecutors of economic and financial crimes, with the theme: “Promoting Synergy among Stakeholders for Effective Prosecution of Economic and Financial Crimes”, at the EFCC Academy, Karu, Abuja, on July 26, 2019. He noted that plea bargain could not be ignored in criminal prosecution, as it is also being used in the United States, to fight corruption. He, however, expressed reservation about the “dubious attempts” by some suspects who collude wit

       The Nigerian Military School (NMS), in Zaria, Kaduna State, has held its 2019 session 'Speech and Prize Giving Day' for its 2018/2019 set of graduating students. Eminent guests who graced the event at the school premises include former Head of State, General Abdulsalam Abubakar, who was the 'Special Guest of Honour', Mr Babatunde Fowler, the Executive Chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), who was the Chairman o f the occasion. While unveiling the Junior Leader Magazine, - the magazine of the school, Mr Fowler requested for 500 copies for an undisclosed amount and also promised to project the magazine to several corporate organizations urging them to support and carry out projects for upgrade of educational initiatives and programmes of the Nigerian Army. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen Tukur Yusufu Buratai, the Chief Host, was represented by the Chief of Standards and Evaluation 'Army' , Maj Gen A O Shodunke. Other Senior O

       President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sorrow at the passage of veteran sports journalist, Akinloye Oyebanji, aged 62. The President condoles with Oyebanji’s family, friends and colleagues, particularly at the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), where he worked for 35 years, making his mark as a sportscaster. President Buhari recalls that the deceased was very good at his art, and would be sorely missed by the sporting community. He prays that Oyebanji’s soul finds eternal rest, and that God would comfort all those that mourn him. Femi Adesina Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity) July 27, 2019.

     Nigeria musician Ayodeji Balogun popularly known as Wizkid ,yesterday bagged a multi million naira endorsement deal with UBA one of Africa's leading commercial bank. This was announced during UBA Market Place 2019 event at the Transcorp hiltop hotel in Abuja. The star who was also a guest speaker at the bank " Suits meet Stars" discussion session with UBA GMD Kennedy Uzoka. At the event the bank also promised to reward it's new and existing customers with as low 10,000 naira Savings monthly for three month a chance to Win 1.5 million naira In the UBA Wise Savers Promo. Congratulations to him.More photos below.